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Man's Coat1770-1785

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Man's tailcoat in dark teal fabric with an allover cream basketweave pattern, front open to reveal champagne-colored pleated lining, displayed hanging against a gray background
Title
Man's Coat
Place Made
France
Date Made
1770-1785
Medium
Silk cut and voided velvet with metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 46 in. (116.84 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.23.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.

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